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#B981CA Color

#B981CA is rgb(185, 129, 202) in RGB, hsl(286, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 36%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B981CA
HEX#B981CA
RGBrgb(185, 129, 202)
HSLhsl(286, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(286, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 36%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.121 318.1)
LABlab(61.75% 31.64 -29.33)
LCHlch(61.75% 43.14 317.17)

What #B981CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B981CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.34Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.28Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.34Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.3Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.26Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#B981CA Channel Values

How #B981CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 185 · G 129 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B981CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B981CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B981CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B981CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B981CA
Complementary
#92CA81
Analogous
#9581CA
Analogous
#CA81B7
Triadic
#CAB981
Triadic
#81CAB9
Split comp.
#B7CA81
Split comp.
#81CA95

Tints & Shades of #B981CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C393D2
#CBA2D8
#D5B3DF
#DFC5E7
#E9D7EE
#F1E6F4

Shades

#A761BD
#9548AD
#793B8C
#5D2D6C
#41204C
#28142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B981CA.

How #B981CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B981CA
Protanopia#8D8DCA
Protanomaly#A088CA
Deuteranopia#9797C9
Deuteranomaly#A58EC9
Tritanopia#B18D8D
Tritanomaly#B488A9
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B981CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b981ca: #B981CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B981CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b981ca': '#B981CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.506, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b981ca">#B981CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B981CA"

More Purple Colors

#B981CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B981CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B981CA?

#B981CA is a light purple — rgb(185, 129, 202) in RGB and hsl(286, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.34.

What is the RGB value of #B981CA?

#B981CA is rgb(185, 129, 202) — red 185, green 129, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B981CA?

#B981CA converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 36%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B981CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B981CA scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B981CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B981CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.85, which is visibly different.

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